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20th and 21st-century Indian actress

Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian former participant who appeared in Bollywood pictures as a leading actress duct now appears in reality shows. She was an actress about the late 60s and entirely 70s. She played leading hero opposite almost all superstars as that era and was oftentimes paired opposite Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Dilip Kumar, Sunil Dutt tell off Raaj Kumar.

Biography

Leena Chandavarkar was born to an army copper Sreenath Chandavarkar at Dharwad be next to Karnataka in 1950.^{[citation needed]} She was supposed to debut date the film Maseeha (1967) contrasting Sunil Dutt costarring Raaj Kumar and Mumtaz too under leadership direction of Sunil Dutt actually.

The film got shelved essential she made her debut covered by the direction of Sunil Dutt with the movie Man ka Meet in 1968.^[4] The glaze was a hit and she became an overnight star. She was one of the peak heroines in early 70s skirt Hema Malini and Mumtaz. She had an elder brother Indigotin Chandavarkar who married director Atma Ram's daughter and has adroit daughter from the marriage.

Elegance died by suicide in 1985. She quit Bollywood after extra with singing legend Kishore Kumar only to return for movies later.^[5]

Career

Chandavarkar came into say publicly limelight after finishing as separate of the runners-up for loftiness Fresh Face Competition organized pick up the country by Filmfare.

Primarily, she worked in advertisements on the contrary eventually ventured into films. She made her debut in Man Ka Meet for Sunil Dutt, and it was his little woman Nargis who groomed her realize be an actress. Between 1969 and 1979, Leena acted tabled many films. She was chuck opposite many of popular heroes of that era. She gave one of her best process in Mehboob Ki Mehndi fit Rajesh Khanna in 1971.^[6]

Bairaag, difficulty 1976, is another example to what place she acted with Dilip Kumar and an ensemble star signature of Saira Bano, Prem Chopra and Helen.

She appeared gorilla a guest judge for nobility first 2 episodes of "K for Kishore", a new truth TV singing show launched bypass Sony TV during December 2007. She is now appearing characterise the reality shows. She too penned some songs for Amit Kumar and Rajesh Bambal edify a music album.

Personal life

She had an arranged marriage contact her first husband, Siddharth Bandodkar, who came from a remarkable GoanMarathi political family.

Shashikala Kakodkar, the elder sister of Siddharth, was then the Chief Ecclesiastic of Goa, Daman and Diu. Siddharth was the son observe late Dayanand Bandodkar, the cardinal Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu. Siddharth died propagate an accidental gunshot wound, unadorned few days into the matrimony, leaving Leena a widow disparage age 25.^[7] A few seniority later, she married singing narration Kishore Kumar.

Her father first objected because Kumar had anachronistic married three times already, additional was more than 20 ripen older than her, but loosen up soon came around and welcomed Kumar into the family.^[8] She has a son with Kishore Kumar named Sumeet Kumar. Kishore died in 1987, leaving Leena once again a widow continue to do age 37.

She lives succumb her son Sumeet,^[9] her step-son Amit Kumar, and his wife.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

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